Antonio Veić

Antonio Veić (born 18 February 1988, in Mali Lošinj) is a retired professional Croatian tennis player and current coach. His highest singles ranking is 119, which was reached on May 14, 2012.

Antonio Veić
Country (sports) Croatia
ResidenceMali Lošinj, Croatia
Born (1988-02-18) 18 February 1988
Mali Lošinj, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro2006
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$556,771
Singles
Career record11–23
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 119 (14 May 2012)
Current rankingNo. 249 (20 July 2015)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open2R (2010)
French Open3R (2011)
WimbledonQ1 (2012)
US OpenQ3 (2011)
Doubles
Career record3–5
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 120 (19 November 2012)
Last updated on: March 20, 2014.

Tennis career

2009

Veić received a wild card for Zagreb Indoors and caused an upset[1] as he beat ex-Top 10 player Guillermo Cañas 4–6, 6–4, 6–2. Betfair started a private investigation immediately after the match[2] following bets in total amount of $2M being placed on the Croat despite him being considered a huge underdog before the match.[3] He issued a brief statement calling the allegations 'ridiculous and unfounded'.[4] Veić continued his successful run following a 3–6, 7–6, 6–4 victory over Evgeny Korolev.[5] It came to an end after he lost to fellow Croat Marin Čilić 6–2, 7–6.[6]

2010

Veic qualified for the 2010 Australian Open Men's Singles draw, where he beat Daniel Köllerer of Austria 6–4, 3–6, 6–7, 6–1, 6–4. He fell to Gaël Monfils 6–4, 6–4, 6–4.

Challenger finals

Singles: 5 (1–4)
Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (1–4)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 12 April 2009 Monza, Italy Clay David Marrero 7–5, 4–6, 4–6
Runner-up 2. 11 March 2012 Santiago, Chile Clay Paul Capdeville 3–6, 7–6(7–5), 3–6
Winner 1. 15 April 2012 Blumenau, Brazil Clay Paul Capdeville 3–6, 6–4, 5–2 RET
Runner-up 3. 4 August 2014 San Marino, San Marino Clay Adrian Ungur 1–6, 0–6
Runner-up 4. 15 September 2014 Trnava, Slovakia Clay Andreas Haider-Maurer 6–2, 3–6, 6–7(4–7)
gollark: Except things you're short on.
gollark: ***__BREED EVERYTHING__***
gollark: Just breed them now. It's a bit late, but whatever.
gollark: 5 million ought to do it.
gollark: If we just add a wall of enough xenowyrms, eventually they'll stick.

References
  1. Veić shocks Cañas in Zagreb
  2. Betfair investigating the betting patterns for the match
  3. Veić and Cañas under spotlight
  4. Veić denying charges Archived February 6, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  5. Veić continues his run in Zagreb
  6. Veić's run comes to an abrupt end


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